Connectivity-based Tech to Address Climate Change, Global Warming, Material Consumption
by Lee Rickwood
Anticipating ever-greater climate change impacts, some see technology as bringing significant change to collective behaviours.
Category: Gadgets
Assistive Technology Gives Boost to Quality of Life and Game Play
by Lee Rickwood
As new assistive technology allows people to live and work to the best of their abilities, it’s also finding a role in letting them play.
Remarkable ChatGPT Text Bot is Incredibly Limited, Very Costly and Often Overbooked
by Lee Rickwood
The developer of one of the hottest – and potentially most valuable – apps right now says his software is “incredibly limited, but good enough … to create a misleading impression of greatness.”
AI, VR, MRI and Skull Caps: Technology Turning Brain Research on its Head
by Lee Rickwood
Medical technologies, including wearable brain-imaging gear, new AI and VR programs and advanced ‘hyperscanning’ applications, are being used to peer inside the brain − while it operates.
Canadian Museum is First to Join Global Arts and Culture App with New Digital Guide
by Lee Rickwood
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto is the first museum in Canada to appear on the Bloomberg Connects smartphone app, joining hundreds of international arts and cultural institutions.
New Headsets Deliver Gamer Options, Quality Sounds
by Lee Rickwood
Three new headsets start with high fidelity listening at budget friendly pricing, with extra features and options available.
Wearables, Biosensors, Neural Implants: Not for Roulette, But Health and Wellness
by Lee Rickwood
More than just counting steps, new health and wellness wearables can remotely and biometrically monitor the health and wellness of patients and even replace common in-clinic evaluations and hospital tests.
Ergonomics Month Brings Workplace Wellness Advice, Tools and Tech from Kensington
by Lee Rickwood
Bad office set-ups and human/technology mismatches in the work environment can cause not just physical ailments, but productivity drop-offs, loss of job satisfaction and even mental disorders.